CVE
- Id
- 35113
- CVE No.
- CVE-2008-4996
- Status
- Candidate
- Description
- ** DISPUTED ** init in initramfs-tools 0.92f allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/initramfs.debug temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that "init is [used in] a single-user context; there"s no possibility that this is exploitable."
- Phase
- Assigned (20081107)
- Votes
- None (candidate not yet proposed)
- Comments